Institute founder was a pioneer
The legacy of Walt de Vries includes an accomplished career in politics and academia, venerable institutions such as the Institute of Political Leadership, and heartbroken friends in North Carolina and beyond.
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UNC board ready to move on … to next scandal
We sent the December print edition of Carolina Journal to the printer Tuesday, Nov. 26. On the cover, we teased a news story inside the paper about the UNC Board of Governors wanting to “move on, despite behind-the-scenes drama.” As they say sarcastically on Twitter, that didn’t age well.
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Court keeps governor in his lane
Perhaps Cooper and his aides think they are “fighting fire with fire.” But North Carolinians deserve leaders who, in advancing their political agendas, don’t end up scorching the state constitution.
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Reviewing the legislative session that was
Here at three takeaways from the 2019-20 session of General Assembly, which ended in November and will resume Jan. 14. Politics over policy and common courtesy I remember the days when members dined together, had meaningful personal conversations, attended community events…
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Survey says? Media is kids’ world
“It’s a media-mad world.” This was a tagline from a parenting book I co-authored — eight years ago. Now, kids aren’t just mad for media in their world; media is their world. That’s the takeaway from a new survey of nearly 1,700…
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Face of health care is changing
The disproportionate growth of physician assistants and nurse practitioners was especially pronounced in North Carolina’s rural areas, where proximity to medical providers is of greatest concern.
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A redistricting picture worth more than most words written about it
Most commentators seem to ignore the new N.C. congressional map's actual features when they debate its merits.
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When taxes (almost) killed tap
Historians of swing music and tap dancing alike point to a proximate cause for a sharp decline in both art forms that began in the mid-1940s: a federal excise tax.
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North Carolina needs more businesses
While there is no unanimous verdict in the economic literature, most studies show that economic freedom boosts economic growth in general and entrepreneurship in particular.
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Will the courts order lawmakers to make money appear magically?
In late 2000, Democratic Gov. Mike Easley and the Democratic majority in the N.C. General Assembly fretted while Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning wrote the third section of a memorandum of decision in Leandro v. State of North Carolina. Leandro…